William is a physician residing in Sacramento, California (where I once stayed a summer long, residing with a guest family).
When he is not seeing patients, William writes, studies French, and travels the world. Right now he's doing a Virtual Book Blast Tour with Goddess Fish Promotions and he's giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to a lucky commenter. So don't forget to visit often and leave a comment!
What is the book about?
When John Martin is forced to sell his tech company, he decides to take a six-month vacation to the south of France.
When he meets Madame Garcin, her daughter Sophie, and her granddaughter Isabelle, his life is changed forever. What began as a long vacation becomes a journey of self-discovery marked by love, loss, and tragedy.
He is molded by this family of three generartions of women, tempered by tragedy themselves, in way that he could never have imagined.
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Excerpt:
On the weekends, John would visit surrounding towns to explore. He visited Avignon and Gordes, as well as other cities in Provence. He always liked market day, when the farmers came into town with their produce to sell in the town plaza. The market became a sea of color with the various fruit and vegetables stacked neatly in rows as people from town gathered to select their food for the week. It was not only the fruit and vegetables that attracted him, but also the stores filled with cheese, pastries, and meat. It seemed like there was a specialist for everything.
Unfortunately, the bucolic nature of his
current life continued to be interrupted by his weekly updates from his lawyer
regarding the SEC investigation. He wondered if it would ever go away. His
lawyer continued to fend off the SEC, but eventually he would probably need to
return to California for questioning. His lawyer kept telling him not to worry,
but that was easier said than done. The whole ordeal continued to weigh on him.
Since his arrival in Aix a month before, the calls about the investigation
seemed like the only news he had heard from home. Mike was probably too busy
getting ready for the arrival of his new baby, Michelle was probably not
speaking to him, and his parents didn't call. He assumed his father was mad at
him for selling the company.
I hope someday I have enough time and money to take a 6 month vacation to europe :) Sounds heavenly
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Did you always want to be a writer?
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I think I will love the story.
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Thank you for hosting
ReplyDeleteWonderful excerpt, I hope we will read more about John and the three women!
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Love the excerpt!
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To Gala,
ReplyDeleteI never had the time to write. Medicine can be a busy profession. I always wanted to write a novel and I finally found the time to put it together. It was not easy for me however. But there is some medical issues in the story. So that was easy for me.